Appointments week of 4/19

[expatmama11]

Ok ladies let us know what appointments you have this week and come back to update!! Good luck
(Taken from N15)

Day of appointment:

Weeks/days:

Ultrasound?

How did it go??

[hollandmama]

I don't have one until beginning May but I wanted to wish you all GL in your appt and I hope to see some cute U/S pics soon

[obscurereference]

Day of appointment: today.

Weeks/days: 4w4d

Ultrasound? Nope. Just my intake appointment but it's going to make it feel more real!

How did it go?? Yawn. Paperwork and 5 vials of blood. The nurse said the line on the pregnancy test was light and now I'm worried about it, but I'm still early, right?! Guess I'll take another one tomorrow morning.

[mosy]

Day of appointment: Today

Weeks/days: I thought I was 7 weeks today, but looks like that's not accurate.

Ultrasound? Yes

How did it go? There was just an empty yolk sac and no baby, so I go back in a week. It's possible my dates are off and/or I ovulated late, but I'm feeling pretty shitty right now.

[crinita]

Apr 20, 2015 7:55:20 GMT -5 mosy said:

Day of appointment: Today

Weeks/days: I thought I was 7 weeks today, but looks like that's not accurate.

Ultrasound? Yes

How did it go? There was just an empty yolk sac and no baby, so I go back in a week. It's possible my dates are off and/or I ovulated late, but I'm feeling pretty shitty right now.

mosy, I am so sorry! I really hope that your dates are just off!  ((((Hugs))))

[cnf2013]

Sending hugs mosy. Hopefully your dates are just off

[hollandmama]

mosy, the same happeneed to me, I know it's difficult to wait but it's common to ovulate late. With DS I was supposed to be 7w at the appt and my little guy was not visible because I ovulated 2 weeks late! (never happened before so they sent me home telling me to come back next week but keep in mind it was probably not gonna work)... needless to say I spent the week crying my eyes out but then after 7 days my little boy was there! so hold on

[junkytrunk]

Day of appointment: Today at 11am

Weeks/days: 5w 4d

Ultrasound? Nope. It's just my intake appt with the nurse.

[junkytrunk]

mosy hoping your dates are off!

[BeachBum678]

Good luck, ladies! FX for all of you.

[BeachBum678]

mosy (((hugs)))

[grinti]

Day of appointment: Today (4/20)

Weeks/days: 5w2d

Ultrasound: No

How did it go?? Intake appt with nurse + lab work. Next appt is May 14 (8w5d). They said they could check for a heartbeat if I wanted at the May appt, otherwise they only do an optional ultrasound at 12w and the 20w one.

[RoLoMa]

Day of appointment: This afternoon!!! (Holy crap, I'm nervous!)

Weeks/days: 7w1d

Ultrasound? I am 99.9% sure they will. I am still seeing my RE and was told we would be doing an OB Scan today and then again at 9 weeks before I am released to an actual OB.

How did it go?? It was great!!!!! Baby measured exactly 7w1d and had a HB of 154! I can't stop peeking at the picture of the little tadpole

ETA: update on appt

[hungryhippo]

Good luck to everyone having appointments this week!

Day of appointment:
Friday, 4/24

Weeks/days:
6w5d

Ultrasound?
Yup, due to my loss history, my RE wants to monitor closely. I'll be laser focused looking for a heartbeat.

How did it go??
Great! Baby was measuring one day ahead and had a heartbeat. It was only 114 bpm, but my RE said anything over 100 is good. I go back at 8w1d for another look just to help me get past one of my loss milestones. It's still one day at a time, but for today I can breathe.

[hungryhippo]

mosy - I hope you get much better news at your next appointment. (hugs)

[NatalieDavid]

Hugs mosy hopefully you just ovulated late.

Day of appointment: emergency appt this morning!

Weeks/days: 6 weeks 3 days

Ultrasound? Yes and we saw the tiny heartbeat flicker! Best sight of my life.

How did it go?? They took blood to check my hormone levels otherwise really good to see things are progressing like they should be. I go back in two weeks!

[raelynn71109]

((Hugs)) mosy. FX that you just ovulated late and that you get great news at your next scan.

[13liza]

Day of appointment: 4/24

Weeks/days: 7w4d

Ultrasound? I have no idea what to expect at this appointment. I've requested a midwife, so not sure if that makes a difference. I should probably just call and ask...

How did it go??
*update*
Everything went fine. I am seeing a midwife, so I felt like she took a lot of time with us and answered our questions. Had a quick pelvic check- to check my uterus?? That was more uncomfortable than a usual pelvic exam. Got some blood drawn (and didn't pass out). I'm a little upset because they put me down as overweight- I'm 150lbs and 5'3'' ish- I have never felt like I was overweight. I know it doesn't mean too much, but I'm irritated.

Next appt on May 12 to hear the heartbeat!

This probably should go somewhere else, but I am irrationally mad at my mom- called her after my appointment and she says "so I can tell people now?" I say no and she mentions that she's already told people- not sure who, but I made it clear that she'll also be the one to tell them if something happens. I guess I'm just feeling like so much is out of my control and I thought who we told would be the one thing I could control. Realistically, I guess we should realize that once we start sharing it'll be spread.

[aswedishbee]

{ h u g s } mosy, FX it's just that your dates are off.

Day of appointment: Wednesday

Weeks/days: On Wed, 7w per LMP but guess we'll see what they say ...

Ultrasound? yes!!

How did it go?? TBD

[PaperRing]

mosy fingers are crossed for you!

[suzyq0525]

Day of appointment: today

Weeks/days: Changed to 8w3d

Ultrasound? Yes

How did it go?? Really well! I was a ball of nerves until we heard the heartbeat though. My doctor was really optimistic about everything. I'm going to be induced a week early because of my previous late loss and I'm going to have a ton of ultrasounds.

[constanthope]

mosy FX for you that your dates are off ((hugs))

RoLoMa hoping your appt went well today!

NatalieDavid sorry it was an emergency appt but glad for the outcome!

aswedishbee GL on Wed!

suzyq0525 hooray for a great appt and ultrasound!

powerofbacon mistabinx hungryhippo 13liza were appt day buddies

Day of appointment: Friday
Weeks/days: I'll be 5w4d
Ultrasound? Yes, first one with the RE, checking for y/s but hoping for more!

How did it go?? FX!

[physiomeg]

Day of appointment: Today

Weeks/days: unsure...my calculations are 7w4d, but that may be off...see below

Ultrasound? No. just intake, but I scheduled my dating ultrasound for next Monday :-)

How did it go?? Really well. This was my first time meeting my new OB and I really liked her. She was very knowledgable and put me straight at ease right away. She was very forthcoming with info, so I didn't have to ask a lot of questions. Plus, I got a gift bag with What to Expect book which was cool.

The most exciting/freaky thing was that from a manual exam of my uterus, she estimates me at 10 weeks (!!!) and says for now my Nov 23rd EDD from my LMP is accurate - that or it's multiples (said the nurse). My dating ultrasound is Monday so I'm excited to see where they actually put me. I know a uterine exam estimate is super subjective, so I'm gonna stick with the ticker I currently have for now until proven otherwise.

[cnf2013]

Count me in on the Friday appointment party!

physiomeg, do you know your exact O date? What exciting news to get! If your new EDD is correct you won't leave us, will you?

[physiomeg]

cnf2013, according to FF, yes I know my exact O date so that's why I was quite surprised. That's where I got my ticker info from. If I get pushed to November, I'd really like to stay and hang with you guys :-)

[cnf2013]

For those who have had their first appointments, can you just give me a run down of what they do and cover?Blood, urine, ultrasound (obviously varies), pelvic (internal or external), pap smear, a million questions? About how long was the whole process start to finish? Thanks!

[grinti]

Apr 20, 2015 19:35:41 GMT -5 cnf2013 said:

For those who have had their first appointments, can you just give me a run down of what they do and cover?Blood, urine, ultrasound (obviously varies), pelvic (internal or external), pap smear, a million questions? About how long was the whole process start to finish? Thanks!

For me they asked me about family history, symptoms, gave me a bunch of brochures, gave me the chance to ask questions, and did blood work and a urine sample. Took just over 90 minutes total, because I had to go to another building for the blood work.

[meredithcarole]

Day of appointment: wednesday

Weeks/Days: 6w,4d by LMP or 6w,3d by ovulation

Ultrasound? yes

How did it go? Stay tuned....



Update! Our little snowflake is measuring 6w,5d with a heartbeat of 123 beats per minute!





eta:update.

[suzyq0525]

Apr 20, 2015 19:35:41 GMT -5 cnf2013 said:

For those who have had their first appointments, can you just give me a run down of what they do and cover?Blood, urine, ultrasound (obviously varies), pelvic (internal or external), pap smear, a million questions? About how long was the whole process start to finish? Thanks!

I'm guessing mine was different. My ob likes to confirm the pregnancy via ultrasound before making you go through all the blood work etc. My next appointment will be long (90 minutes) with blood work, urine sample, discussing testing/future appts/health history etc. I'm not due for a pap yet so I won't have that.

[junkytrunk]

So jealous of all of you getting u/s soon. I had my intake today and they set my u/s for 5/18! That will put me at 9 1/2 weeks. I was only 8 when I went with #1. Not sure why I'm so much later this time.